Hundreds of cruise passengers have been caught up in the latest Greek strikes as ports on the holiday islands of Crete and Corfu are blockaded by local taxi drivers. Visiting tourists have been forced to wheel their cases from the ports to their hotels after buses laid on by their cruise ships were ...

Gold and silver mines made Sifnos one of the wealthiest Greek islands in ancient times. And Simon Busch visited and found that today it still retains an elite aura and is virtually unheard of among Brits.